Citizens here are unconvinced with the civic body's method of computing property taxes through the capital value-based system. The transition to the new method of collecting property taxes, aimed at reforming the municipal tax system, has become a major cause for concern.

A day after TOI reported about the ready reckoner (RR) rates being hiked by 1,000% in some parts of the western suburbs, stamp duty officials have admitted to errors in the published figures. The revised rates indicate that prices have been hiked from 5% to 20% similar to other parts of the city.